Genetic-relatedness of Tuba plants from Peninsular Malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone

Background and Objective: Tuba plants is a small flowering shrub originating in the humid rainforest of Malaysia. Tuba plants is known to contain the chemical rotenone, which is have an insecticidal properties. The objectives of this study were conducted to identify the Tuba plants and quantify thei...

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Main Authors: Asib, Norhayu, Omar, Dzolkhifli
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Language:English
Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2018
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author Asib, Norhayu
Omar, Dzolkhifli
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Omar, Dzolkhifli
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description Background and Objective: Tuba plants is a small flowering shrub originating in the humid rainforest of Malaysia. Tuba plants is known to contain the chemical rotenone, which is have an insecticidal properties. The objectives of this study were conducted to identify the Tuba plants and quantify their rotenone contents. Materials and Methods: Nine tuba plants of different local names were collected from various locations in Peninsular Malaysia. Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) marker of 9 Tuba plant accessions were used to identify the species. Results: Both methods were equally adequate for Tuba plants species identification. Four different species were obtained from nine accessions and they were Derris elliptica, Paraderris elliptica, Fordia splendidissima and Paraderris piscatoria. These species are the new record in Peninsular Malaysia. All accessions contained rotenone with the concentration varying from 0.25-1.02 μg mL–1. The highest rotenone content, 1.02 μg mL–1 was from D. elliptica (Tuba merah). This indicated that the two techniques (RAPD and ITS) are equally appropriate for the analysis of genetic diversity in Tuba plants. Conclusion: The study will provide information for the conservation of Tuba plants and further improvement of rotenone contents.
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spelling upm-728382021-03-15T16:04:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72838/ Genetic-relatedness of Tuba plants from Peninsular Malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone Asib, Norhayu Omar, Dzolkhifli Background and Objective: Tuba plants is a small flowering shrub originating in the humid rainforest of Malaysia. Tuba plants is known to contain the chemical rotenone, which is have an insecticidal properties. The objectives of this study were conducted to identify the Tuba plants and quantify their rotenone contents. Materials and Methods: Nine tuba plants of different local names were collected from various locations in Peninsular Malaysia. Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) marker of 9 Tuba plant accessions were used to identify the species. Results: Both methods were equally adequate for Tuba plants species identification. Four different species were obtained from nine accessions and they were Derris elliptica, Paraderris elliptica, Fordia splendidissima and Paraderris piscatoria. These species are the new record in Peninsular Malaysia. All accessions contained rotenone with the concentration varying from 0.25-1.02 μg mL–1. The highest rotenone content, 1.02 μg mL–1 was from D. elliptica (Tuba merah). This indicated that the two techniques (RAPD and ITS) are equally appropriate for the analysis of genetic diversity in Tuba plants. Conclusion: The study will provide information for the conservation of Tuba plants and further improvement of rotenone contents. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72838/1/Genetic-relatedness%20of%20Tuba%20plants%20.pdf Asib, Norhayu and Omar, Dzolkhifli (2018) Genetic-relatedness of Tuba plants from Peninsular Malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone. International Journal of Botany, 14 (1). 36 - 42. ISSN 1811-9700; ESSN: 1811-9719 https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijb.2018.36.42 10.3923/ijb.2018.36.42
spellingShingle Asib, Norhayu
Omar, Dzolkhifli
Genetic-relatedness of Tuba plants from Peninsular Malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone
title Genetic-relatedness of Tuba plants from Peninsular Malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone
title_full Genetic-relatedness of Tuba plants from Peninsular Malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone
title_fullStr Genetic-relatedness of Tuba plants from Peninsular Malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone
title_full_unstemmed Genetic-relatedness of Tuba plants from Peninsular Malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone
title_short Genetic-relatedness of Tuba plants from Peninsular Malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone
title_sort genetic-relatedness of tuba plants from peninsular malaysia and quantitative analysis of their rotenone
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